- (n.) A pool or puddle.
- (v.t.) To strike, rub or dress smooth; to dab;.
- (v.t.) To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.
- (v.i.) To make a noise by brisk drumbeats.
- (v.t.) To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call.
- (n.) A blow.
- (v.t.) To confer knighthood upon; as, the king dubbed his son Henry a knight.
- (v.t.) To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of cyrrying it.
- (v.t.) To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber smooth.
- (v.t.) To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.
- (v.t.) To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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